LWV-Downeast Monthly Meetings

Meeting monthly on the 2nd Saturday of the monthMoore Community Center, 125 State St., EllsworthLunch is offered, $10 suggested contribution

Please join us and bring a friend.See below for more information about upcoming programs.

Saturday, January 11, 12:00 noon Moore Community Center, 125 State St., EllsworthWho Counts? The Promise and Peril of the 2020 CensusWith Penelope Hamblin

The 2020 Census is a high-stakes endeavor with very significant political and economic consequences for Maine. We’ll talk about next year’s Census and why it’s so important, how the data is used, and how it will roll out in 2020. We’ll also talk about some special threats to an accurate count this year and what we can do – what the League is doing – to help ensure a complete count.

Penelope Hamblin is a semi-retired public librarian and Census nerd. She heads the Census Complete Count Committee of the League of Women Voters of Maine. Penelope also serves on the League’s state Board of Directors. She lives in South Portland with her husband, Willis. For fun, she researches Maine history, visits old cemeteries, and plays old-time music on fiddle, banjo and ukulele.

Presidential Primaries and Caucuses: How are They Going toWork inHancockCounty?

Maine’s first presidential primary in 20 years will be held on March 3 this year. How is it going to work? How will the parties use the election results to allocate convention delegates to their national party conventions? Do we still have municipal party caucuses? Join us to learn more.

Our guests will be Hancock County Democratic Party Chair, Al Judd, and former Republican State Senator Richard Rosen.

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